Dify 1.18.0: Agents that route workflows, portable app packages

What changed

5 points

1. 1

   Dify 1.18.0 brings Agents that route workflows, portable app packages, deeper visibility into nested workflow runs, and the opt-in Agent Knowledge Base experience.

   Official wording · c1

   Dify 1.18.0 brings Agents that route workflows , portable app packages , deeper visibility into nested workflow runs , and the opt-in Agent Knowledge Base experience.

2. 2

   In Dify 1.18.0, OpenAPI and the new difyctl expand how you build and manage apps from the command line, and users should install the new difyctl client and sign in again.

   Official wording · c2 c7

   OpenAPI and the new difyctl expand how you build and manage apps from the command line.

   Install the new difyctl client and sign in again.

3. 3

   For Dify 1.18.0, the API, workers, Agent Backend, and Agent runtime images should be upgraded together, and Agent Backend uses a new run protocol.

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   Upgrade the API, workers, Agent Backend, and Agent runtime images together.

   Agent Backend uses a new run protocol.

4. 4

   In Dify 1.18.0, local Agent sandboxes require a non-empty authentication token, and source installations require Python 3.13.

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   Local Agent sandboxes require a non-empty authentication token

   Source installations require Python 3.13.

5. 5

   For Dify 1.18.0, the existing PASSWORD_PEPPER configuration should be preserved.

   Official wording · c8

   Preserve your existing PASSWORD_PEPPER configuration.

Change details

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Version timeline

This is the only Dify update on this site so far.

1. 2026-10-23CurrentDify 1.18.0: Agents that route workflows, portable app packages

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